Calendar mount



Oct. 13, 1964 G. E. NICHOLS CALENDAR MOUNT Filed May 14, 1962 INVEN TOR. 00710221 11 20/2045 BY %M r United States Patent 3,152,415 CALENDAR MOUNT Gordon E. Nichols, Middleboro, Mass, assignor to Winthrop-Atkins C0,, Inc., Middleboro, Mass, a corporation of Massachusetts Filed May 14, 1962, Ser. No. 194,604 4 Claims. (Cl. 40-120) This invention relates to mounts for calendar pads and the like, of the kind having an upright, rearwardly inclined headboard and a low angle support for the calendar pad, and has for its principal objects to provide a mount which is a sturdy, attractive apeparance; which may be formed by a single die-cutting operation and finished for use by fastening means which may include fastening the pad to the mount; which, in its knocked-down condition, in substantially flat and has a maximum thickness of two plies; and which may be set up easily and quickly merely by folding the headboard and support angular-1y relative to each other.

As herein illustrated, the mount comprises a headboard having spaced parallel, upper and lower edges, an integral extension at the lower edge intermediate the ends, said extension constituting a leg and the portions of the lower edge at opposite sides of the leg constituting shoulders, a supporting panel having spaced parallel, upper and lower edges containing an opening in its upper edge which extends therefrom toward the lower edge and corresponds in length and width to said leg, and the upper edge at opposite sides of the opening constituting spaced shoulders corresponding in width to the shoulders at the lower edge of the headboard, hinge means connecting the shoulders of the headboard so that the headboard may be disposed upright on its leg with the support inclined forwardly and downwardly therefrom, said headboard, leg and support being of a single ply of board so as to be disposable in a single plane of single ply thickness, and a brace connected to the lower side of the support, said brace extending rearwardly therefrom into locking engagement with the leg and holding the lower edge of the support spaced from the lower end of the leg. A back panel, substantially coextensive with the underside of the support, is secured thereto and the brace is hingedly connected to the back panel, the latter containing a first opening coextensive with the opening in the support through which the leg may pass when the support is folded forwardly with respect to the headboard, and a second opening extending from the hinged end of the brace to said first opening, said openings collectively forming a recess for receiving the brace. The blank from which the mount is made comprises first, second and third sections occupying a common plane, having transversely disposed hinges connecting the first and second sections and a generally U-shaped incision situated in the second section with its open end intersecting the inner ends of the hinges between the sections, a continuous, transversely disposed hinge connecting the second and third sections, and transversely spaced, parallel incisions extending from the distal end of the third section toward the hinge connecting the second and third sections, and a hinge parallel to said hinge connecting the inner ends of said incisions.

The invention will now be described in greater detail with reference to the accompanying drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the mount;

FIG. 2 is an end view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 2a is a fragmentary section showing the hinge at the junction of the lower ply and the brace;

FIG. 3 is a back view of the mount;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the mount;

FIG. 5 is a front view of the blank knocked down;

FIG. 6 is a back view of the blank shown in FIG. 5;

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FIG. 7 is an edge view of the knocked down mount; and

FIG. 8 is a plan view of the blank as it is cut out by the dieing operation prior to folding and securing of the calendar pad thereto.

Referring to the drawings, the mount comprises a rigid headboard 10, a low angle support 12 extending downwardly and forwardly from the headboard 10, and a calendar pad 14.

The headboard 10 has an upper edge 16 and a lower edge constituted by transversely spaced shoulder 18-18 parallel to the edge 16. A leg 20 extends rigidly downward from the headboard between the shoulder 18-18.

The support 12 comprises substantially coextensive plies 22 and 24, the upper ply 22 being connected at its upper edge by means of hinges 26-26 to the shoulders 18-18 and the lower edge being connected by a transverse hinge 28 to the lower ply 24. The hinges 26-26 are constituted by the covering paper crossing from the ply 22 to the headboard to provide for better and longer lasting structure which will withstand repeated folding without breaking. Since the hinge 28 is folded only once and remains permanently folded, the board of the plies at this hinge is merely creased. The lower ply is, in turn, fastened to the underside of the upper ply, for example, by means of staples S which may also fasten the pad 14 to the upper surface of the upper ply. Alternatively, glue or other adhesive may be employed for fastening the lower ply to the upper ply in which case glue may also be used for fastening the calendar pad to the upper ply.

A brace 30 is hinged to the lower ply 24 at 32 by scoring and extends rearwardly therefrom for engagement with the lower end of the leg 20 to hold the latter at an angle to the support 12 to support the mount in an upright position. The leg 20 is provided with tongues 34 and 36 adapted to be engaged with openings 38 and a notch 40 for locking them in engagement.

The leg 20 and brace 30 are cut from the upper and lower plies 22 and 24 respectively, as will appear in greater detail hereinafter with reference to the description of the blank, so that, when the mount is folded up as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the leg and brace are nested within the planes of the plies so that the overall thickness of the mount is no more than two plies.

The blank formed by the dieing operation, as shown in FIG. 8, comprises a substantially rectangular board 42 divided into first, second and third sections 10, 22 and 24. The section 10 is divided from the section 22 by the hinges 26-26 and by a substantially U-shaped incision 44 situated in the second section 22 with its legs 46-46 intersecting the inner ends of the hinges 26-26. The hinges 26-26 are formed in conventional fashion by cutting the board, of which the blank is constituted, transversely thus forming the shoulders 18-18 at opposite sides of the leg and then covering one or both faces with paper. A continuous, transverse hinge 28 divides the second section 22 from the third section 24. Two pairs of spaced substantially parallel incisions 48-48 and 50-50 are formed in the third section 24. The incisions 50-50 extend from the distal end of the third section 24 toward the hinge 28 and are connected at their inner ends by the hinge 32. The incisions 48-48 extend from the distal end of the third section 24 inwardly a distance corresponding substantially to the length of the legs 46-46 of the U-shaped incisions in the second section 22 and are spaced apart a distance corresponding to the spacing between the legs 46-46. The inner ends of the incisions 48-48 intersect the incisions 50-50.

The surfaces of the sheet material are covered with a decorative paper 52, as related heretofore, prior to the dieing operation, the paper on the front side being made large enough so that it may be folded over the raw edges onto the rear side, and being selected for its decorative appearance.

It should be understood that the present disclosure is for the purpose of illustration only and that this invention includes all modifications and equivalents which fall within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A blank comprising first, second and third sections occupying a common plane, transversely disposed hinges connecting the first and second sections and a generally U-shaped incision situated in said second section with its open ends intersecting the inner ends of the hinges between the first and second sections, a continuous, transversely disposed hinge connecting the second section to the third section, the distal end of the third section containing an opening corresponding in contour to the U- shaped incision in the second section and transversely spaced incisions extending from the bottom of the opening toward the hinge connecting the second and third sections, and a hinge parallel to said last-named hinge connecting the inner ends of said transversely spaced incisions.

2. A blank comprising first, second and third sections occupying a common plane, transversely disposed hinges connecting the first and second sections and a generally U-shaped incision situated in said second section with its open ends intersecting the inner ends of the hinges between the first and second sections, a continuous, transversely disposed hinge connecting the second section to the third section, and pairs of transversely spaced, substantially parallel incisions in the third sections, one pair extending inwardly from the distal end of the third section toward the hinge connecting the second and third sections, a hinge connecting the inner ends of said pair of substantially parallel incisions close to the hinge between the second and third sections and the other pair of substantially parallel incisions extending inwardly from the distal end by an amount corresponding substantially to the length of the U-shaped incision in the second section and corresponding in spacing to the width of the U-shaped incision in the second section, the inner ends of said second pair of substantially parallel incisions being connected to the first pair of incisions.

3. A mount comprising a headboard having spaced parallel, upper and lower edges, an integral rigid extension at the lower edge intermediate the ends, said extension constituting a leg and the portions of the lower edge at opposite sides of the leg constituting shoulders, a support panel having spaced parallel, upper and lower edges containing an opening in its upper edge which extends therefrom toward the lower edge and corresponds in length and width to said leg, and the upper edge at opposite sides of the opening constituting spaced shoulders corresponding in width to the shoulders at the lower edge of the headboard, hinge means connecting the shoulders of the headboard and support panel so that the headboard may be disposed upright on its leg with the support inclined forwardly and downwardly therefrom, said headboard, leg and support panel being constituted of a single ply of board so as to be disposable in a single plane of single ply thickness for non-use, and a brace connected at one end to the lower side of the support panel adjacent the lower edge with its distal end extending toward the upper edge, said brace being movable downwardly from the support panel into locking engagement with the leg and holding the lower edge of the support panel spaced from the lower end of the leg.

4. A mount according to claim 9, wherein there is a back panel, substantially coextensive with the underside of the support panel, and means connecting the back panel to the support panel, said brace being hingedly connected to the back panel and said back panel containing a first opening coextensive with the opening in the support panel through which the leg may pass when the support panel is folded forwardly with respect to the headboard for setting up, and a second opening extending from the hinge line of the brace to said first opening, said first and second openings collectively forming a recess for receiving the brace in the plane of the backboard whereby said headboard, leg and support and said backboard and brace are disposable in parallel planes of one ply each.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 246,081 Caterson Aug. 23, 1881 2,454,521 Nichols Nov. 23, 1948 2,855,708 Nichols Oct. 14, 1958 2,902,785 Nichols Sept. 8, 1959 2,978,824 Paschal Apr. 11, 1961 3,033,501 Nichols May 8, 1962 

1. A BLANK COMPRISING FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD SECTIONS OCCUPYING A COMMON PLANE, TRANSVERSELY DISPOSED HINGES CONNECTING THE FIRST AND SECOND SECTIONS AND A GENERALLY U-SHAPED INCISION SUTUATED IN SAID SECOND SECTION WITH ITS OPEN ENDS INTERSECTING THE INNER ENDS OF THE HINGES BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND SECTIONS, A CONTINUOUS, TRANSVERSELY DISPOSED HINGE CONNECTING THE SECOND SECTION TO THE THIRD SECTION, THE DISTAL END OF THE THIRD SECTION CONTAINING AN OPENING CORRESPONDING IN CONTOUR TO THE USHAPED INCISION IN THE SECOND SECTION AND TRANSVERSELY SPACED INCISIONS EXTENDING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE OPENING TOWARD THE HINGE CONNECTING THE SECOND AND THIRD SECTIONS, AND A HINGE PARALLEL TO SAID LAST-NAMED HINGE CONNECTING THE INNER ENDS OF SAID TRANSVERSELY SPACED INCISIONS. 